The following post is not climbing related, although those involved are all climbers. I am hoping for some leniency as it is a charity event.

The Oxfam/Community Aid Abroad trailwalker is an endurance event where teams of 4 attempt to walk 100 km in 48 hours. A team consisting of Myself, Tim Billington, Sven Howorth and Nicole Benedek, the RMIT Redbacks, are hoping to make the distance.

Anyone wanting to sponsor us can do so online via credit card at www.caa.org.au/trailwalker/melbourne/index.html
Select 'donate' from the lefthand side, then select team number 218, RMIT redbacks.
Donations over $2 are tax deductable.

We're in serious training. We had our first night training session on Friday... (yep, Friday the 13th) and I'm not sure I've ever laughed so much at silly nothings, nor stumbled my way down a steep hill so badly... but what a laugh!

Those who no me well, know my hatred for walking... and therefore may be wondering WHY? the answer... I'm NUTS, and I'm up for a pretty exciting challenge!

If you want to make any (tax deductable above $2) donations to our team also, go to...
www.oxfam.org.au/trailwalker then go to Melbourne... and there'll be adequate links to navigate your way through... or if you don't like making internet payments.. drop me a line and we can sort something out and I'll whack through a reciept....

This event is going to be a blast!
Good luck to any others competing as well..... (we're hoping to knock it off in under 30 hours!)